The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Context \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to
   weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See Text.]
   Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]
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         The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Context \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .]
   The part or parts of something written or printed, as of
   Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence,
   or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light
   upon its meaning.
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         According to all the light that the contexts afford.
                                                  --Sharp.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Context \Con*text"\, v. t.
   To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham.
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         The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by
         commerce and contracts.                  --R. Junius.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

context
    n 1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to
         determine its interpretation [syn: context, linguistic
         context, context of use]
    2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
       or event; "the historical context" [syn: context,
       circumstance, setting]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

context

    In a grammar, context refers to the symbols before
   and after the symbol under consideration.  If the syntax of a
   symbol is independent of its context, the grammar is a
   context-free grammar.

   (2014-11-24)